This is a gorgeous Candlepower Illumination Meter, made by the Weston
Company. Not just a meter but a piece of history. It was used to measure
light intensity on movie sets, back in the late 30's,and 40's. It is in
perfect condition, and still operates. It is in its original leather carry
case, which is also in nice condition. The "paddle", measures the light
source and the meter reads it in footcandles. It has a range switch mounted
on its side, which also works very well.it requires no batteries to function.

This meter was originally owned by the late Ernest Haller, the DP (director
of photography) of the movie he photographed in 1939, called "Gone With
The Wind". Bernie Zuch had the pleasure of working with him in 1971 -
he was a sound engineer on a project with Haller, and they became good
friends. Haller gave him this meter as a gift and told Zuch that this
was one of 3 meters he used on the infamous "Gone With The Wind" project.
The stars were Clark Gable and Vivian Leigh. Mr. Haller replaced the original
DP, Lee Garmes, who was fired after almost 5 weeks from the start of filming
on Jan.26th 1939. Bernie Zuch kept it since then. My thanks to him for
allowing me to tell it's story, and for the photographs.